Creative Writing

Beyond her scholarly research, Elena writes poetry and short fiction that examine intimacy, memory and the uncanny in everyday life. Her creative work appears in online literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad. Selected pieces include:

• “Red Shift.” Rust & Moth, Summer 2026.
• “Sleep Study.” Neologism, June 2026.
• “Ration.” Josephine Quarterly, Spring 2026.
• “Property Line.” Flash Frog, May 2026.
• “ICU Waiting Room,” “Late Summer, Smoke.” Still Point Journal, April 2026.
• “Rituals for Unimportant Mornings.” Eunoia Review, March 2026.
• “Small Cosmology with Errands.” Eunoia Review, March 2026.
• “Early Days (field notes).” Eunoia Review, March 2026.
• “The Replacement.” Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine, March 2026.
• “After the Radiators Turn On.” ONE ART, February 2026.

Additional poems and stories will be added as they are published.